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About Varda Space Industries

Varda Space Industries flies what it calls the world's first orbital manufacturing and reentry platform: spacecraft that make materials and pharmaceuticals in orbit and bring them back through reentry capsules. It hires in El Segundo, California.

$136k–$263k/yr

Typical pay, live

, the SpaceJobs.Now board shows 119 open Varda Space Industries roles; typical pay across them is $136k to $263k a year (median $160k).

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Updated 29 Oct 2026, 17:01 UTC
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About Varda Space Industries

The first orbital manufacturing and reentry platform. It pays $136k–$263k/yr typically (median $160k/yr).

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119 open roles on Varda Space Industries, independently checked 29 Oct 2026.

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Who can apply

El Segundo, CA

What Varda Space Industries pays

From current postings · as of 29 Oct 2026
$136k–$263k/yrTypical pay, live

Median $160k/yr, taken across 91 postings with a stated rate. Posted rates go as low as $61.9k/yr and as high as $317k/yr.

Measured from 91 distinct posted rates, at this employer, each as a year's pay (an hourly rate × 2,080 hours). 28 of the 119 listings open here post no pay at all.

Kind of workOpen rolesTypical pay
Technicians26$146k–$263k/yr
Mechanical19$136k–$217k/yr
Systems & Test12$146k–$249k/yr
Flight Software9$193k–$233k/yr
Supply Chain9$109k–$162k/yr
Programs & Business8$146k–$258k/yr
Propulsion8$136k–$179k/yr
Science & Data6$140k–$188k/yr
Software & IT6$148k–$209k/yr
Avionics5$162k–$245k/yr
Quality5$141k–$179k/yr
Launch & Ops3$140k–$246k/hr2 rates
RF & Payloads3$191k–$302k/yr

Best-paid Varda Space Industries openings today

All 119 by pay

“Typical” here means the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each posted range, as a year's pay: an hourly rate counts at 2,080 hours, 40 a week for 52 weeks) to the 90th-percentile posted top; every role list on this site uses that one definition. Our methods page explains where each pay number comes from and how sure we are of it.

The work Varda Space Industries hires for

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Mechanical, Structures & Thermal19 open hereAvionics & Electrical5 open hereFlight Software & GNC9 open hereSystems, Integration & Test12 open hereManufacturing & Technicians26 open hereScience, Imaging & Earth Data6 open here

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Frequently asked questions

What does Varda Space Industries do?

The first orbital manufacturing and reentry platform.

How much does Varda Space Industries pay?

Openings at Varda Space Industries pay $136k–$263k/yr in the usual case, and the midpoint sits at $160k/yr. We take both from the 91 current postings with a stated rate. The lowest posted rate is $61.9k/yr; the highest is $317k/yr.

What is it like to work at Varda Space Industries?

Varda Space Industries pays $136k–$263k/yr typically (median $160k/yr).

Which locations does Varda Space Industries hire in?

El Segundo, CA

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